ArticleThe Lancet regional health. Europe2025
Association of remnant cholesterol with unhealthy lifestyle and risk of coronary heart disease: a population-based cohort study.
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- Association of fat-to-muscle mass ratio with incident coronary artery disease and the potential role of metabolic signatures.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2026Article
- Causal statistical association between remnant cholesterol and coronary heart disease: genetic insights into the PSRC1-CELSR2-SORT1 gene cluster.Journal of lipid research · 2026Article
- Triglyceride-Rich Lipoproteins and Inflammation: Independent and Synergistic Roles in Cardiovascular Disease.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2026Review
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- Short-term transitions in health-promoting lifestyle profiles following first-time percutaneous coronary intervention: a latent profile transition analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Emerging importance of remnant cholesterol compared with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in cardiovascular risk assessment.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Linking Lipid Profile to Stress Urinary Incontinence in US Women: A National Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
- Beyond cardiovascular disease: remnant cholesterol as a novel risk factor for osteoarthritis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Unhealthy lifestyle is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease, which may be explained by elevated remnant cholesterol. However, this question remains incompletely clarified. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether elevated remnant cholesterol explains part of the excess risk of myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease in individuals with unhealthy lifestyle. Methods: We included 104,867 individuals (58,286 women and 46,581 men) from the Copenhagen General Population Study free from coronary heart disease at examination. During a median follow-up of 9.2 years, 2484 developed myocardial infarction and 3570 developed coronary heart disease. To understand explained risk from elevated remnant cholesterol due to unhealthy lifestyle on risk of myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease, we used mediation analyses. Findings: Current smoking, low physical activity, and low adherence to dietary guidelines were all associated with higher levels of remnant cholesterol. For current smoking, remnant cholesterol explained 15% (95% confidence interval: 9.7%-20%) of the excess risk of myocardial infarction and 16% (11%-21%) of the excess risk of coronary heart disease. Corresponding values for low physical activity were 20% (13%-27%) and 21% (15%-28%), and for low adherence to dietary guidelines 12% (6.6%-18%) and 14% (8.0%-19%), respectively. Results were similar in women and men separately and in analyses where each lifestyle factor were additionally adjusted for the other three lifestyle factors. Interpretation: Elevated remnant cholesterol explained part of excess myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease in individuals with an unhealthy lifestyle. Clinically, these novel findings underline the importance of both elevated remnant cholesterol and promotion of healthy lifestyle in primary prevention of myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease. Funding: Independent Research Fund Denmark; Johan Boserup and Lise Boserups Grant; Medical Research Council.
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